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Intangible cultural heritage is the product of common people.

Ghassan Salamé

Minister of Culture of Lebanon, 2002

CIOFF® is an international cultural NGO in Partnership with UNESCO. It is active in more than 90 countries.

CIOFF® Switzerland, founder member of CIOFF® in 1970, aims for the identification, the promotion, the diffusion and the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage, especially through expressions as folk music, folk dancing, folk singing, customs, traditional games as well as traditional craftsmanship and traditional cooking.